<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: rtsang1</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=rtsang1</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 02:40:30 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=rtsang1" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by rtsang1 in "AI is a tool and using it well takes skill"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It sounds like a fair criticism.<p>LLM is an issue (to most of us) when it replaces exploration, thinking and effort to aquire skill. Whether it's vibe-coding an app, or thinking through a math problem. Jury is out this will atually dimish the next generation of thinkers. But seems like a valid concern to me.<p>2. This particular case of LLM usage (to teach us photoshop) is replacing traditional tutorials. It can help people learn things. This is also valid to me.<p>The existence of 2, doesn't eliminate 1. Existence of 1 doesn't eliminate 2. There's no strawmans here. I also think it's fair that the promise of LLMs (and AIs), isn't to replace tutorials, but to displace and automate much more.</p>
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<p>I don't know if this counts, but I believe Norway taxes unrealized gains (indirectly) via wealth tax. All stock value is on the chopping block come tax time.<p>I doubt this is a common thing. Whereas the other case (dividends tax credit) is far more common. It impacts those of us in Canada. Our government disincentivizes buybacks and encourages dividends instead. Typically, if you're in a low income bracket, and have investments brewing for decades (with high amounts of unrealized gain) in an unregistered account, it is preferable to get dividends over buybacks.</p>
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<p>For a moment, I thought the punchline was that users needed to play through the game and clear the elite four to unlock their session.</p>
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<p>It looks like off the shelf electronics with custom sheet metal parts.<p>Are far as low volume prototyping goes, sheet metal is as cost efficient as it gets for large metal parts. If you're sourcing from China, I'd estimate 500 bucks per prototype (with two sets in case one breaks).</p>
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<p>Awesome work. I’ve been browsing for a tool like this after seeing it a few weeks ago on HN.<p>I love the visual interface of your version.<p>There’s also a few things I love about an adjacent app (<a href="https://www.lifecalendar.io/" rel="nofollow">https://www.lifecalendar.io/</a>) and I have a few feature requests for the back burner:<p>1. I love the idea of seeing my entire life in one structured grid. We lose the playfulness of your version. But it is a harrowing reminder of how much time is left. Would it be possible to implement such a view?<p>2. Filter/views for events types (vacations, career, etc) to change the perspective on specific topics.<p>3. Empty headlines permitted. This would allow me to use this as a low resolution weekly journal, that shows the entries only on hover. If we want to warn users of actual empty headline mistakes, then we can substitute with a special character or the like.</p>
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